Prevalence of neck pain and headaches: Impact of computer use and other associative factors

Cephalalgia

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 250-257

  Smith, L ^a   Louw, Q ^a   Crous, L ^a   Grimmer Somers, K ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Computers; Headaches; Neck pain; School

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; COMPUTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK PAIN; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; SPORTS; STUDENTS;

EID: 58449104885     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01714.x     Document Type: Article

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